The works of the English writer, creator of comic characters, Charles Dickens, are considered classics of world literature. The work of this outstanding social critic belongs to the genre of realism, but his works also reflect fabulous, sentimental features. Content: 1. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (Translation: Irinarkh Vvedensky) 2. Oliver Twist (Translation: Y. Yasinsky, M. Voloshinova) 3. David Copperfield (Translation: A. Beketova) 4. Curmudgeon Scrooge (Translation: Lev May) 5. A Tale of Two Cities (Translation: Elizaveta Beketova) 6. Great hopes